2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (760+ words) For farmers already battling rising input costs, weaker commodity prices and narrowing margins, the surge in fuel prices is creating another financial threat that can be easy to overlook: transportation fuel surcharges are increasingly coming out of the farmer’s pocket....

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (204+ words) The USDA’s latest farm income forecast shows farmers and ranchers are projected to spend more on interest payments this year, even after adjusting for inflation, than at any other time on record. That forecast comes as farm-sector debt is expected…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (727+ words) For Indiana farmers and livestock producers still cleaning up after August’s devastating storms and flooding, the federal disaster designation has moved recovery into its next phase. Now, USDA’s Farm Service Agency is telling producers: don’t wait to report your losses....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1185+ words) For Indiana farmers, resilience is not an abstract concept. It is built into every planting decision made around a wet spring, every crop harvested through a dry summer and every calculation made when markets, weather and input costs refuse to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (181+ words) Keystone Cooperative is bringing its Co-op Classic back for a second year, with farmers gathering today at the cooperative’s Scircleville location near Frankfort. The 2026 event is designed to give producers practical information they can use as they prepare for harvest…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (458+ words) For generations, the heartbeat of the Midwestern farm family has echoed far beyond local grain elevators and county roads. What happens in a cornfield in Clinton County or a soybean plot in Seymour is inextricably linked to supply chains, trade…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (62+ words) Hoosier Ag Today Senate Farm Bill Draft Expected to Add Year-Round E15 Provision Mexican Cattle Imports to Resume Amid Screwworm Concerns A Freshman Lawmaker’s Perspective: Agriculture Sits at the Center of National Policy Organic Premium Comes With Tradeoffs Enclosa™ Herbicide Provides…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (238+ words) Midwest farmers continue to face a tale of two markets. On one hand, the cost of growing a corn crop keeps climbing. USDA recently increased its estimate for corn production expenses following renewed geopolitical tensions. On the other hand, farmland…...